Game 7 Preview...

We can all breathe a big sigh of relief; the NBA Finals are over and we can go on and cheer for more important things, like... Wimbledon. However, my pick-to-click Justine Henin-Hardanne is already gone, so I really have no reason to watch the women's draw.

But wait, there's still that pesky Game 7, which I'll spend a little bit talking about...

I think that Detroit has about a coin flip's chance to win this game, but it sort of depends on how they shoot. Richard "Nobody beats the Rip" Hamilton had a pretty solid game, and I think that if he plays badly, so will Detroit. If Hamilton can't score, Detroit won't win, but Hamilton always seems to be able to get his points, which moves me to point numero uno.

What will Detroit get out of Tayshaun Prince?

If Tayshaun Prince can score a lot of points (anything more than 15) it will put a lot of pressure on San Antonio, because they will be forced to play a more terse man-to-man instead of cheating on the guards. Also, we know he can make the difference on the defensive end.

We know Billups and Hamilton will score their points. We don't know, however, who will score for the Spurs...

So which Ginobili and Parker show up? San Antonio will need perimeter shooting from one of these guys to win. Ginobili didn't have a particularly good shooting night in Game 7, and his outside game appears to be a bit off.

What makes this series compelling is the complete lack of consistency from its participants. At times, every player in this series has taken the night off, save Chauncey Billups. There's no good way to pick a winner because of this little fact, and so that's why we play the game.